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Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeals for aid as thousands left injured and homeless
The Taliban deputy leader has appealed for international aid as Afghanistan struggles to cope with the thousands left injured and homeless by Wednesday’s earthquake.
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‘Cadet training does not prep you for war,’ says Tory MP Bob Seely
We were joined by Bob Seely, Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight and a former soldier who served in Afghanistan.
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‘Home Office system is creaking’, says Action for Afghanistan co-founder
We spoke to Zehra Zaidi, who’s a lawyer and co-founder of Action for Afghanistan – an organisation that works to secure safe passage and resettlement for refugees.
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Girls banned from Afghan schools despite Taliban assurances
After being barred from getting an education since the Taliban took over last August, girls in Afghanistan were looking forward to returning to their classrooms today.
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Refugees fleeing other conflicts ask for same treatment as Ukrainian refugees
The UK’s “Homes for Ukraine” scheme opened yesterday with more than 100,000 people offering to house Ukrainian refugees.
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Afghanistan: Taliban says it will release two foreign journalists
The Taliban says it is releasing two foreign journalists it’s been holding since Monday.
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Thousands of Afghan evacuees stuck in hotels after fleeing to UK
When the Taliban seized control of their homeland, thousands of Afghan evacuees, who once worked for the British, were promised sanctuary here in the UK.
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How Pen Farthing got 150 animals out of Afghanistan
In the summer of 2021 desperate people in Kabul tried to board the last flights out of the Afghan capital. A man called Pen Farthing made it out with 150 animals.
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Pen Farthing has ‘no idea’ who authorised Afghanistan evacuation
As well as being engulfed in allegations about parties and cake, the prime minister has also been accused of being involved in a controversial operation to airlift animals out of Afghanistan, and then allegedly lying about it.
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Johnson approved evacuation of animals from Afghanistan, emails suggest
The prime minister faced more questions today on his conduct – not on parties this time, but on his possible involvement in the evacuation of animals from Kabul.
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The world in 2022: what to expect
What might happen in the world in 2022?
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Taliban crackdown on women’s rights is ‘heartbreaking’, says former Afghan MP
We spoke to Fawzia Koofi, a leading Afghan women’s rights activist and politician.
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Covid: Boris Johnson refuses to rule out further restrictions
No new restrictions for England – yet. That was what Boris Johnson said today as he insisted the government is monitoring Covid data “hour by hour” and would not hesitate to take further action.
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Afghanistan: One million children face starvation this winter says charity
Tens of millions of people face acute hunger. The health system is on the verge of collapse and political freedoms have been shut down.
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‘The foreign office has not been well led” during Afghan evacuation crisis, says Conservative MP
A former diplomat has claimed that many Afghans were abandoned to their fate at the hands of the Taliban during a “chaotic” and “dysfunctional” evacuation.